Record settlement - Ezroy Millwood gets billions for breach of contract
THE GOVERNMENT is expected to pay a record $4 billion in damages to the Ezroy Millwood-led National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) for breaching a bus franchise agreement.
Anti-extortion plan
A FOUR-POINT plan has been devised to tackle the problem of extortion and construction site violence which plague major construction and roadwork projects across the island.
GLEANER/DON ANDERSON POLL - Public wants statues to stay
THERE IS strong support among Jamaicans for the nude Emancipation Park statues at one of the entrances to the park, according to the findings of the latest Gleaner-commissioned poll.
Phillips seeks help overseas - 'Guns and drug flow needs to be stemmed'
'Guns and drug flow needs to be stemmed' STRESSING THE need to stem the flow of guns and drugs on the nation's streets, Dr. Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security, said the Government will be looking to its overseas partners for assistance.
...While more weapons are smuggled
LETHAL WEAPONS manufactured in Europe and North America, some with a range of up to 1,500 feet, continue to be smuggled into the country in novel ways, according to the local police.
Montego Bay expo Oct 17-20
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry has pledged to pump $1 million into the staging of the international trade fair, 'EXPO 2003'...
Traffic cops crack down on fake IDs
FIFTEEN PERSONS have been arrested over the past two months for possessing fake driver's licences, fitness registration and car insurance, the police are reporting.
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